An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.

Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.

From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity's journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.

Effective altruism isn’t just for the rich. Philosopher Peter Singer shares how we can all be better at doing “good.”

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If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.

Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.

The world has improved in mind-blowing ways.

The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.

40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today's students.

Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.

The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.

Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. We explore the number of factors which might explain this difference.